Musician Kaspars Niklasons released an album, the name of which he did not make much effort to come up with, and simply named it after himself.
The album includes 11 instrumental tracks (including three compositions “Moment”, as interludes, lasting just over a minute), “fusions of acoustic and electric guitar music dedicated to the search for the inner world musician and loved ones. “. Some of the compositions were even created 12 years ago, while others are completely new.
Kaspars Niklasons is a composer and producer studying classical guitar at the Latvian Academy of Music. “Thinking about the relationship with myself, family and the world, this is currently the most personal result. The sounds of the surrounding environment and the conversations with other human beings are intertwined in the compositions. His mood and intonation were influenced by the artwork of Niklason’s grandfather Imantas Vecozola, ”informs the musician’s public relations team. By the way, the album was recorded in the musician’s studio in his grandparents’ house above his grandfather’s painting workshop.
Niklason’s official discography is still composed of the EP “Yard Wolf” released in 2019 and the mixtape “T elpa s_01” released in 2021, he has also composed music for several theatrical performances. When asked about his future plans, Kaspars replies: “I remember the day I realized that all I want to do in this life is to write music, collaborate with other musicians and play. In the future I would also like to write songs for singers, but at the At the moment I feel like working organically in the genre of instrumental music. With this album I have matured to get to know my audience better. “
PAR. Beautiful mood music – suitable for both background and to create a brighter atmosphere. The most recommended compositions are probably already “Monochrome” and “A Lovely Memory”, perhaps even “Farewell”.
VERSUS. To understand these works, they should probably also be accompanied by the author’s own narration, to find out what he meant by each of these compositions, what their message is, for example the noisy “Moments I”, “II” and “III”. Not bad, but if you’ve listened to Rihards Libietis, Gintas Smukos, Reini Jauno and / or other great Latvian guitarists, Niklasons is certainly not the first choice on the guitar instrumental music menu.
